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Panama Workers, Police Clash; Hundreds ArrestedFriday, February 15, 2008 10:00:00 PM PANAMA CITY—Nearly 300 protesters were arrested in Panama Friday as construction workers clashed with police for the third day running over the shooting death of a fellow worker earlier this week.A ... Full Story
U.N. Urges Dominicans to Ban Cockfights to Halt Bird FluFriday, February 15, 2008 8:12:00 PM The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization has urged the Dominican Republic to ban cockfights to stop the spread of bird flu in the Caribbean country. Full Story
Castro, McCain Spar Over Cuban Torture in VietnamMonday, February 11, 2008 6:50:00 PM Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro took on front-running Republican presidential candidate John McCain Monday, accusing him of lying about Cubans torturing American prisoners of war in Vietnam. Full Story
Asset Freeze Latest Setback for Latin American LeftFriday, February 08, 2008 8:10:00 PM CARACAS—A move by Exxon Mobil Corp to freeze billions of dollars of Venezuelan assets highlights a backlash to Latin American energy nationalization, but also fuels leftist governments' accusation ... Full Story
Belize Elects First Black Leader, Ousts IncumbentFriday, February 08, 2008 8:06:00 AM BELIZE CITY—Belize elected Dean Barrow as its first black prime minister, final results showed Friday, as the small Central American nation ended a decade of one-party rule marked by graft scandals an ... Full Story
Cubans Vote for Parliament That Could Retire CastroSunday, January 20, 2008 10:00:00 PM HAVANA—Cubans voted in parliamentary elections Sunday that could start a transition to a post-Castro government in Cuba after half a century of rule by the Communist revolutionary.Even though he ha ... Full Story
Colombian Boy, Born Captive, at Center of MysteryThursday, January 03, 2008 9:40:00 PM BOGOTA—A child born captive in a rebel camp is at the center of a bitter dispute between Colombia's government, which says the boy was abused and then freed, and Marxist guerrillas who say they st ... Full Story
Colombia Hostage Deal Close to CollapseMonday, December 31, 2007 9:47:00 PM A delicate mission to free three hostages held by Colombian guerrillas was close to collapse on Monday as the government and rebel leaders accused each other of trying to kill the deal. Full Story
One Survivor, Three Dead in Panama Plane CrashTuesday, December 25, 2007 8:23:00 PM Rescue crews in Panama found an American girl Tuesday who survived a plane crash that killed the other three people on board, including a wealthy California investor, authorities said. Full Story
Tropical Storm Olga Kills 38 in CaribbeanFriday, December 14, 2007 8:11:00 PM The discovery of the bodies of 12 Haitians who drowned on a farm in the Dominican Republic raised the death toll from Tropical Storm Olga to at least 38, authorities said on Friday. Full Story
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